History Trivia / NightCourt

** Unfortunately, ''Night Court'' isn't on Netflix or Hulu so if you wanna watch the show online, Google Play Movie & TV, YouTube (which you can pay for it to watch), Amazon Prime Video, Vudu and iTunes, all of which you can pay for it.

* ActorAllusion: In one episode Bull has a [[TwinThreesomeFantasy date with twins]], played by real life twins Denise and Dian Gallup, better known as the Doublemint Twins. Later, Bull writes a poem about the experience that begins with "Double your pleasure, double your fun."
** In "Yet Another Day in the Life" (6.22) old school Trekkies get into an argument with TNG fans about the "controversy" of having an android on the bridge. This is an obvious reference to Data, whose actor Brent Spiner had previously appeared on Night Court as Bob Wheeler.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece:
** The show is very much based on the [[TheBigRottenApple pre-Giuliani NYC]].
** Markie Post's hair and the tailored suits worn by John Larroquette also date the show in the 80s.
** One Season 3 episode had a gag involving New Coke.

** Had Brent Spiner not won the role of Data the Android on ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', Bob and June Wheeler would have become series regulars via their ownership of the newsstand.

** Anderson did numerous magic tricks during his time on the show, which, considering that he is a REAL amateur magician isn't that surprising.

*** Unfortunately, Markie Post, Paula Kelly and Charlie Robinson also suffered the same fate since Kelly has died in February 2020 while Robinson and Post both passed away in 2021.[[note]] Eerily, Post's death came less than a month after her co-star Robinson's death [[/note]].

** Charles Robinson directed 3 episodes.

* RecycledScript: The show often reused the plot of someone who claimed to be an alien/Death/a guy from the future et al. coming into the courtroom only for it to reveal they were a normal person who's mind had snapped due to some tragedy they suffered.

** Had Brent Spiner not won the role of Data the Android on "StarTrekTheNextGeneration", Bob and June Wheeler would have become series regulars via their ownership of the news stand.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: When Season 8 was planned as the finale, Dan would have joined the priesthood and Harry would have married Christine.

* HostilityOnTheSet: As the show went along, Creator/JohnLarroquette and Creator/RichardMoll grew to despise one another. Moll also couldn't get along with Harry Anderson after awhile because Anderson was close with Larroquette. Reasons for the feud tend to boil down to both sides claiming the other was jealous over who was the true "star" of the show.It kept Moll from participating in the ''Series/ThirtyRock'' reunion (Larroquette had a filming commitment with ''Series/BostonLegal'' at the time the show was taped).

** Averted with Harry Stone played by Harry Anderson, oddly enough. According to series creator and executive producer Reinhold Weege's DVDCommentary, the character was called Harry and was a devoted Tormé fan and magician before magician-turned-actor (and devoted Tormé fan) Harry Anderson auditioned for the role.

* PostScriptSeason: Season 8 is over. Dan quits his job and loses the Phil Foundation fortune. More importantly, Harry and Christine have professed their love to one another. OK, that's the end. What's that? We've been renewed? Oh, crap! ''Series/ThirtyRock'' devoted [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_One_with_the_Cast_of_Night_Court an episode]] to the idea that several of the characters on that show were unhappy with the Season 9 ending to ''Night Court'', so they staged a "fake" episode, reuniting several of the actual cast members (Harry Anderson, Markie Post, and Charles Robinson), and they had Harry and Christine get married.

* TechnologyMarchesOn: Averted; Dan makes use of a cell phone several times, Harry owns several laptop computers, and Mac eventually trades in his beloved files for a computer as the series goes on.

** Karen Austin and Paula Kelly were only present during the first season before leaving, and their characters (Lana Wagner and Liz Williams, respectively) were quickly forgotten about. Austin has stated that she was let go due to being diagnosed with Bell's Palsy, and producers thought this would be an issue for filming. It has never been disclosed why Kelly left the show.

** The first two actresses playing the female bailiff were far more memorable but also had short-lived tenures on the show. Creator/SelmaDiamond portrayed Selma Hacker, who was replaced in Season 3 by Flo Kleiner played by Creator/FlorenceHalop. Both [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim died of cancer during the show's run]].

** The first two actresses playing the female bailiff were far more memorable but also had short-lived tenures on the show. Creator/SelmaDiamond portrayed Selma Hacker, who was replaced in Season 3 by Flo Kleiner played by Creator/FlorenceHalop. Both [[TheCharacterDiedWithThem died of cancer during the show's run]].

** The first two actresses playing the female bailiff were far more memorable but also had short-lived tenures on the show. Creator/SelmaDiamond portrayed Selma Hacker, who was replaced in Season 3 by Flo Kleiner played by Creator/FlorenceHalop. Both were heavy smokers and [[TheCharacterDiedWithThem died of lung cancer during the show's run]].

** Karen Austin and Paula Kelly who were only present during the first season before leaving, and their characters (Lana and Liz, respectively) quickly forgotten about. Karen Austin has stated that she was let go due to being diagnosed with Bell's Palsy, and producers thought this would be an issue for filming. It has never been disclosed why Paula Kelly left the show.

** The last time Night Court aired on TV is in TV Land on 2008. The only way to watch this show today (if you don’t wanna watch on any streaming service or you prefer cable/satellite TV) is LAFF TV, and luckily, it's the network's most-aired show. If you have Dish or DirectTV, you’re lucky since Laff TV is included on both of these TV providers.

** The last time Night Court aired on TV is in TV Land on 2008. The only way to watch this show today (if you don’t wanna watch on any streaming service or you prefer cable/satellite TV) is LAFF TV. If you have Dish or DirectTV, you’re lucky since Laff TV is included on both of these TV providers. Laff TV still rerunning “Night Court” since the channel’s creation on 2015.

* HostilityOnTheSet: As the show went along, Creator/JohnLarroquette and Creator/RichardMoll grew to despise one another. Moll also couldn't get along with Harry Anderson after awhile because Anderson was close with Larroquette. Reasons for the feud tend to boil down to both sides claiming the other was jealous over who was the true "star" of the show. It kept Moll from participating in the ''Series/ThirtyRock'' reunion (Larroquette had a filming commitment with ''Series/BostonLegal'' at the time the show was taped).